Is it dry eye?Or could it be something else help

[Milo007]

Are your eyes red or are the inside of your eyelids red steroids could go a long way to help fast track your inflammation and get you feeling some what normal. Fml a non penetrating steroid would be a good go to steroid.

I have always wanted to know what a normal palpebral conjunctiva looks like. Mine are almost always slightly reddish sometimes deep reddish. Only a handful of times I have seen the inside of my eyelids pale pink or pale whitish in color (mostly after a short course of steroids).

I have checked the inside of my mom's eyelids for a comparison. The inside of her eyelids are somewhat reddish too but she has mild symptoms and produce good volume of lipids (lid margins are always highly reflective).

It could also be a Demodex infestation where you have too much bacteria around your eyes and in your glands, tea tree oil kills them after 2 weeks, and stops the mites from mating. It could be causing the inflammation and the dryness as they can block the glands and literally eat the glands from inside. Do you have flakes at the base of your eyelashes or red eyelids?

I will share a picture from the website of cliradex. The inside of my eyelids look pretty much like that shown in the pic (middle one). I don't know if it's inflammation but steroids definitely increase the yield of my meibomian glands.

[Topher3]

Also how long have you had these symptoms for? Only recently or for a while now? I’m curious.

[Topher3]

I’m happy to help, we are all here for one another. Yes cold compresses feel great for me too because it reduces inflammation. Keep that up, don’t do hot compresses just warm but don’t do them at all if you don’t know how to do them properly. To be honest some people get relief from it but a lot don’t really get any help. Once the glands malfunction it’s very hard to get them to even work again so just be prepared to ride this out for a while. But you’re not always gonna feel this shit trust me it gets easier.

[Dryeyes1984]

I tried xiria,oasis, eye drops with no success,hot compresses hardly any tears come out doxycycline I tried unclogging my glands with the probing tool but hardly any oil comes out maybe I'm doing it wrong ice over my eyes seems to help me out also for some odd reason xanax for my bad anxiety eases my pain, I will try tree oil tomorrow if I can get it without ordering plus I'll order the glasses and eye drops, my eyes aren't red but my eyeglands are my eyes get dry easily I cant even drive around with the heat on in my truck,thank you for your reply and help means alot

Thank you for your reply and advice,I tried xiria ,oasis, systane ultra eye drops,doxycycline but find no relief, I also do hot compresses but hardly get any tears to come out I tried unclogging my glands with the probing tool but hardly any oil comes out maybe I'm doing it wrong ice over my eyes seems to help me also xanax for my bad anxiety seems to reduce my pain I wonder why, I will try the tea tree oil tomorrow if I can find it without having to order it plus the glasses and eye drops my eyes aren't red at all but my eyelids are thank you for your help it has been a living hell these past months

[Topher3]

I suffered from all those symptoms. Photophobia from lights indicates inflammation in the eye, you need to reduce that. Go to wish.com and purchase 4$ wileyx glasses ASAP to help reduce your evaporation of your aqueous layer. It will also help control the inflammation.

Are your eyes red or are the inside of your eyelids red steroids could go a long way to help fast track your inflammation and get you feeling some what normal. Fml a non penetrating steroid would be a good go to steroid.

I was like you with light sensitivity but now I have none that will go once inflammation goes down. I would probably try ipl before lipiflow as that also further helps reduce inflammation in the eyes and tends to be cheaper than lipiflow however takes longer 4 sessions over 3 months. The manual expression that follows is also helpful with secreting possible blocked glands.

In regards to your burning are your eyes really dry? I would recommend a preservative free eye drop such as hylo forte comod they are the best drops on the market and totally worth it.

Can you see capped glands when you look in a mirror? Like white cappings? I would suggest using warm compressed HOWEVER use a cold compress after to help reduce the inflammation after the warm will inflame it slightly, however it’s needed in order to help melt the possible hard meibum. Do some hard blinks after you take off the warm compress and massage lightly to work the crap out.

It could also be a Demodex infestation where you have too much bacteria around your eyes and in your glands, tea tree oil kills them after 2 weeks, and stops the mites from mating. It could be causing the inflammation and the dryness as they can block the glands and literally eat the glands from inside. Do you have flakes at the base of your eyelashes or red eyelids? Could be something to look into

Good of luck I was there you have a lot of room for improvement

[Dryeyes1984]

Hello everyone I'm new to the forums and was wondering if anybody has dry eye symptoms similar to mines, I can't watch tv or be on my phone after a minute or 2 my eyes start hurting and burning like hell to make things even worse I cant read, black ink on white paper makes my eyes hurt so bad also cant go out I'm extremely sensitive to light I was in so much pain I had to ask for 2 weeks off from work,I had my eyeglands probe last week but had relieve for only 1 day, doc suggested scleral lenses I should be getting them next week he doesnt believe in lipiflow but I'm getting it done with another doc if anyone has a similar story to mines and could help me out I'd appreciate it thank you